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Alaska Standard Time (Noun)

Meaning

Standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

  • Alaska Standard Time is the time observed in most of Alaska and is very close to the solar time at the 135th meridian west.
  • Alaska Standard Time is used in Alaska except for the Aleutian Islands west of 169 degrees 30 minutes west longitude.
  • In Alaska Standard Time, residents set their clocks one hour behind during daylight-saving time.
  • The majority of Alaska adheres to Alaska Standard Time, which is UTC minus 9 hours.
  • People often mistake Alaska Standard Time for Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time but Alaska does not observe daylight-saving time throughout the entire region.

Synonyms

  • Yukon Time

Hypernyms

  • Local Time
  • Standard Time
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